Chapter 255: Impressive Gains

Shang Lubing’s tip for Shang Xia to continue pondering over his gains earlier was perfectly in line with his intentions. Previously Shang Xia downed the whole cup of tea and felt a trace of fire running down his throat. Next, he seemed to have sunken into a dream.

Even though it took less time to boil a cup of tea for Shang Xia to awaken, he felt that a long time had already passed in his dream.

In the time that passed, he spent a lot of time thinking about the battles that passed and his cultivation in the Triple Providence Chapter and the Providence Spear.

When he first woke up, it was because of his habit after experiencing so many dangerous situations in the battlefield between the two worlds. After closing his eyes again, he continued his contemplation. When he woke up for real, the experiences, comprehension, and insights he obtained remained in his mind. If he could absorb all of them in time to come, his cultivation would take a huge leap forward yet again. He could save at least a year or two worth of time.

At the very least, his path of cultivation all the way to the peak of the large completion stage of the Martial Intent Realm would be smooth sailing.

The others also eventually regained consciousness, and they gathered their thoughts after a quick reminder from Shang Lubing.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The air around Shang Xia transformed slightly due to the insights he digested. Tian Mengzi and the others were unable to notice the subtle change as they were focusing on their own gains, but Shang Lubing was different. He glanced at Shang Xia as a soundless chuckle left his lips.

With their minds finally clear, they noticed that only Shang Lubing was left in the courtyard. Kou Chongxue had already left at an unknown time.

“Instructor Shang, where is the patriarch?” Tian Mengzi asked.

He was at the verge of a breakthrough and all he needed was a little push to start consolidating his divine sense. He had been looking forward to receiving Patriarch Kou’s pointers.

Shang Lubing pointed at the wooden hut they had neglected when they first arrived and said, “Actually, he was planning to give general pointers to all of you. However, he eventually decided to respect your paths of cultivation. Due to the difference in your cultivation levels and secret arts you cultivate, everyone will have to walk down their own path. He decided to teach you guys one by one. Anyone who is ready can go ahead and enter the wooden hut.”

As soon as he spoke, Tian Mengzi was the first to rush towards the wooden hut. Taking a deep breath, he greeted, “Upper Division Disciple, Tian Mengzi, greets the patriarch!”

He seemed to have received some sort of instruction as he opened the doors of the hut to enter.

The moment the doors closed, the wooden hut seemed to be separated from the rest of the world.

Seeing as the situation had quietened down, Shang Xia chose to sit down cross legged in the courtyard as he continued his cultivation.

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When he tried to circulate the inner qi in his body, he felt the heaven and earth qi in the surroundings gush towards him. He felt slightly suffocated in that instant and nearly jumped in fright.

Circulating the Triple Providence Chapter hastily, Shang Xia tried his best to absorb them into his body. Only then did he realize that the ball of formless chaos in his body had grown even more. The amount of Yin Yang Essence Qi that remained in his dantian decreased yet again.

The feeling of his divine sense’s second transformation approaching overwhelmed him. So did traces of uncertainties. He also felt that even though the principles of the Triple Providence Chapter were placed in front of him, he was unable to see them clearly.

“These things feel familiar, and they seem to originate from my comprehension in my dream after I drank the Illusory Tea. Once I fully digest it, I will truly enter the large completion stage of the Martial Intent Realm. From the looks of it, I should be comprehending the second chapter of the Triple Providence Chapter. Understanding the first chapter gave me a sense of familiarity towards the second, but it’s not enough to fully catch the meaning behind it.” Shang Xia started to feel a sense of anticipation towards the future after realizing the fact.

“If I manage to transform my divine sense a second time in such a short amount of time, the sense of familiarity might actually disappear. Rushing into it won’t seem smart. When that happens, I might forget my insights completely and would have to start comprehending the second chapter from scratch…”

As his thoughts spun, it became clearer and clearer. However, they were eventually disrupted by the creaking sound of Tian Mengzi leaving the wooden hut.

A look of unbridled joy could be seen on his face. He was muttering something to himself as he approached the group.

Stopping all of a sudden, he raised his head to stare at all of them in confusion and a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes. Eventually, he turned to leave from where they came from without addressing any of the other four.

When everyone was confused by his actions, Shang Lubing’s voice rang in their minds. “Who’s next?”

Zhang Jianfei had been waiting for his chance earlier, but Tian Mengzi was a step faster than him. This time, he got to his feet and bowed towards Shang Lubing before heading towards the wooden hut.

It didn’t take long before his ecstatic figure emerged. He also returned without speaking to the rest.

After Zhang Jianfei went Mu Qingyu, and Dou Zhong went next.

The two of them received their pointers from Kou Chongxue and left happily towards the institution. Shang Xia was the only one left.

By that time, more than four hours had passed.

Shang Lubing glanced at Shang Xia from the corner of his eye and muttered in amusement, “Kid, you’re something else alright. You took the chance to cultivate while waiting…”

Exhaling a breath of turbid qi, Shang Xia replied, “The heaven and earth qi in this place is extremely dense. It might be due to Patriarch Kou’s presence, but the heaven and earth qi in this place is a little different from other places. I realized that cultivating here will be extremely beneficial, and I didn’t dare to waste my chance.”

Shang Lubing roared with laughter. “Kid, you’re really lucky alright! Too bad they haven't formed their divine sense and are unable to receive any additional benefits.”

Shang Lubing’s response basically solidified Shang Xia’s guess that the heaven and earth qi in the surroundings was beneficial to the development of his divine sense, and that was enough.

“What are you standing around here for? Do you think that your patriarch is really free? Hurry up and enter.”